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Beltway Buzz - June 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/1/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - January 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/15/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Beltway Buzz - October 2023 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2023

Fourth Time’s a Charm. After three-plus weeks and three failed nominees, on October 25, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the Speaker of the House by a vote of 220–209. Johnson, the...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/17/2023

Congress Returns, Works on “Must Pass” Bills. Following their Fourth of July recess, members of the U.S. Congress returned to Washington, D.C., this week and turned their attention to several “must pass” pieces of...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 9/12/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2021

DirectEmployers Association on 8/2/2021

“The history of the ADA did not begin on July 26, 1990, at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first ADA was introduced in Congress. The ADA story began a long time ago in cities and...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2021

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Seeks to Boost Competition, HERO Act Guidance, and Key Nominees Advance - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/21/2021

It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we focus on President Biden's recent push to limit non-compete agreements and finalize key labor and employment appointments. Biden Executive Order Seeks to Boost Competition President...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2021 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 7/19/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/3/2021

Biden Releases American Families Plan - This week, the White House released an outline of its American Families Plan, which is being touted as the second phase of the administration’s infrastructure proposal (dubbed the...more

OFCCP Week In Review: February 2021 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 2/8/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/8/2021

Congress Sees Its Shadow. It was Groundhog Day this past week, and it sure feels like we have been living the same day over and over again with the way that the parties in Congress can’t agree on an economic stimulus package....more

Beltway Buzz - January 2020 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/20/2020

USMCA? A-OK, Says Senate. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been in the Limelight in recent weeks, and, on January 16, 2020, the U.S. Senate approved it. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the deal...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/9/2019

Congress Sprints to the Finish. Congress returned this week from its Thanksgiving break and is racing to the end of the first session of the 116th Congress. Lawmakers are technically only supposed to remain in town through...more

Beltway Buzz - November, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/19/2018

Congress Returns. While New York has an awesome duck, Washington, D.C., has a lame duck. Yes, Congress returned this week for its post-election lame-duck session....more

Beltway Buzz - September, 2018 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/24/2018

Kavanaugh Update. The Buzz predicted that the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh would be all-consuming, but even we underestimated how contested his nomination would become. Regardless of the outcome, the political...more

Beltway Buzz - September, 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/10/2018

September to Remember. Congress returned this week, and Capitol Hill policymakers are girding themselves for a busy month of September. Indeed, October 1—the start of the new fiscal year—looms large, so Congress will have...more

Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 5/15/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

Employment Flash - September 2017

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/25/2017

This edition examines recent labor and employment developments at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, including a Texas district court ruling invalidating the Department of Labor's overtime rule; a New York appellate...more

March 2017: The 15 Biggest Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/11/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. March 2017 was another month...more

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